Percy Heggaton Explained

Percy Heggaton
Constituency Mp4:Alexandra
Parliament4:South Australian
Term Start4:1906
Term End4:1915
Predecessor4:Charles Tucker
Successor4:Multiple members
Term Start5:1923
Term End5:1938
Predecessor5:George Ritchie
Successor5:District abolished
Party:Liberal Union
Liberal Federation
Liberal and Country League

Percival Thomas (Percy) Heggaton (4 July 1869 – 14 December 1948) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Alexandra from 1906 to 1915, when he voluntarily retired when the electorate's allocation went from four members to three. He stood again successfully in 1923, and held the seat until 1938 for the Australasian National League, Liberal Union, Liberal Federation and Liberal and Country League.[1] He was for some time a member of the Public Works Committee.

History

Mr. Heggaton was born at Middleton on 4 June 1869, the third son of William Heggaton (c. 1826 – 1 August 1916). He was educated at the local public school, then Whinham College, before dairy farming at Vaudon Downs on Hindmarsh Island. In 1900 he established a cheese and butter factory on the island. He was for nine years a councillor with the Port Elliot District Council and chairman of for five years. He was a regular and successful exhibitor at the Royal Show, and also had wide business interests in SA and Victoria.[2]

Family

On 22 February 1899, Percy Heggaton married Sara Grundy (6 February 1868 – 10 February 1958), daughter of Joseph Grundy, a pioneer of Second Valley. Their children included:

His youngest brother Rupert Dufty Heggaton MB ChM (11 March 1873 – 1958) married Elizabeth Louisa Burgess (1874 –) on 11 March 1902, moved to Murrumburrah, where he ran a private hospital.

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Notes and References

  1. 3803 . Percy Heggaton . yes . 19 August 2022.
  2. News: Death of Mr. P. T. Heggaton . . South Australia . 16 December 1948 . 6 April 2016 . 3 . Trove.